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Wedding Hog Roast for Dartford
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Dartford.
- Farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
- Blessings and renewals
Planning an event in Dartford?
Occasions we serve in Dartford
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Dartford and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- The day after the wedding
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
Put the station on your invitation: Dartford station serves Dartford directly.
Before booking anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Travel and any London charges
- Plates, china and cutlery
About our wedding hog roast in Dartford
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. For weddings in a marquee and evening food after the first dance, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, crackling and halloumi skewers and more.
Couples in Dartford often keep it personal, with a marquee or a local hall. A hog roast fits that style. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours.
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Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Lighting for evening service
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Space well clear of tents and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Dartford
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
What affects the price in Dartford
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Dartford
- The date and time of year
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
How the day works
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your guests, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In Dartford, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Questions from Dartford
Can you cater after a service at Church of the Holy Trinity?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
How far is Dartford from London?
Roughly 14 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Check with them first, and we’ll liaise with them.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Dartford
Dartford is about 14 miles east of London, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Dartford, from gardens to fields. Dartford is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 14 miles away.
Central Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Wansunt Pit, and the countryside around Dartford suits an outdoor reception. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Dartford, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Kent takes in DA1, DA2, DA5 and DA13, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on High Street, Market Street and Temple Hill Square or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Main roads around Dartford include the A2 and A206, which makes travel to your wedding easy. For weddings just outside Dartford, we cover Temple Hill (1 mile north), Hawley (1 mile south), Stone (2 miles east), Clement Street (2 miles south) and Darenth (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (11 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles east), Northfleet (5 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (3 miles east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Dartford has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
Well-known places in the area include West Hill Hospital (0.6 miles west) and Stone Castle (2.3 miles east). Within reach you will find Wansunt Pit and Sawyers Lake.
- Schools near Dartford include Leigh Academy (0.7 miles south-east) and Stone Lodge School (1.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Rose pub (under half a mile north-west)
- Local facilities include Colyers (2.9 miles north-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away